How cultural learning and cognitive biases shape religious beliefs
Highlights•Cognitive biases and cultural transmission both explain some religious
variation.•Cultural evolution provides a unified account of recurrence and diversity in …
variation.•Cultural evolution provides a unified account of recurrence and diversity in …
Human moral decision-making through the lens of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of
dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia (BG) and thalamocortical circuitry. While …
dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia (BG) and thalamocortical circuitry. While …
A neural circuit for spirituality and religiosity derived from patients with brain lesions
Background Over 80% of the global population consider themselves religious, with even
more identifying as spiritual, but the neural substrates of spirituality and religiosity remain …
more identifying as spiritual, but the neural substrates of spirituality and religiosity remain …
The Einstein effect provides global evidence for scientific source credibility effects and the influence of religiosity
People tend to evaluate information from reliable sources more favourably, but it is unclear
exactly how perceivers' worldviews interact with this source credibility effect. In a large and …
exactly how perceivers' worldviews interact with this source credibility effect. In a large and …
Neuroscientists must not be afraid to study religion
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The intelligence of spiritual intelligence: Making the case
YJ Amram - Religions, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spiritual Intelligence (SI) is the ability to draw on and embody spiritual qualities and
resources to enhance daily functioning and wellbeing. Despite Gardner's rejection of SI, the …
resources to enhance daily functioning and wellbeing. Despite Gardner's rejection of SI, the …
Parental religiosity is associated with changes in youth functional network organization and cognitive performance in early adolescence
SJ Brooks, L Tian, SM Parks, C Stamoulis - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Parental religious beliefs and practices (religiosity) may have profound effects on youth,
especially in neurodevelopmentally complex periods such as adolescence. In n= 5566 …
especially in neurodevelopmentally complex periods such as adolescence. In n= 5566 …
Paranormal experience profiles and their association with variations in executive functions: a latent profile analysis
This study investigated relationships between inter-class variations in paranormal
experience and executive functions. A sample of 516 adults completed self-report measures …
experience and executive functions. A sample of 516 adults completed self-report measures …
The induction of religious experiences and temporal lobe activation: Neuronal source localization using EEG inverse solutions
Y Walter, T Koenig - Psych, 2023 - mdpi.com
Knowledge about brain source localizations for religious states of mind is still limited.
Previous studies have usually not set a direct emphasis on experience. The present study …
Previous studies have usually not set a direct emphasis on experience. The present study …
Neural network involvement for religious experiences in worship measured by EEG microstate analysis
Y Walter, T Koenig - Social neuroscience, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Not much is known about large-scale brain activation patterns in religious states of mind and
previous studies have not set an emphasis on experience. The present study investigated …
previous studies have not set an emphasis on experience. The present study investigated …